PS3 Massive Action Game (MAG) Details and First Screenshot
One of the biggest and baddest games to be announced at E3 was Massive Action Game aka MAG in which up to 256 players, teamed up in squads of 8, can battle each other. Clearly designed for online play, MAG has some gamers concerned that the quality of the game will have to suffer in order to allow for so many simultaneous players. The good people at Sony have tried to quell those fears (from the PlayStation blog):
“Though it’s early to talk in depth about MAG, we can definitely quell some fears we’ve already heard from you about how MAG will need to compromise on gameplay to support its size. Well, it may be massive but it is an action shooter at its core. You can run around and shoot enemies, throw grenades, and drive vehicles just like any other shooter except with MAG you’ll do it with up to 256 players. The team at Zipper was one of the pioneers of online gaming on consoles with the SOCOM franchise and they’ve used this knowledge to create a brand new server architecture to make an original game like MAG possible.”
Only time will tell if they are able to deliver but in the meantime, drool over this screenshot at stay tuned for future details.
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If Sony can f### up an online expansion pack for Metal Gear then I have absolutely no faith that they can get 250 people playing online.
Sony – don’t take the piss. Get other things sorted first you muppets!!
That incident was Konami’s fault, nothing to do with Sony.
Hey Thedee51,
You’re either drunk or an idiot. WTF does Sony have to do with a 3rd party’s mess? Give it up Xbot…
lol – I own a PS3 you retard!
And with the shitty excuse for a presentation at E3, I am getting slightly annoyed with the super power that is Sony!!
10 minutes talking about PS2 WTF !!!!
Wonder if they talked about the Snes at the Nintendo conference or the Xbox at 360’s conference???
Thedee: The difference is that Sony is still making a large amount of money out the PS2, a system still very much used in people’s homes.
MAG certainly seems like an ambitious title, and there are obviouly plenty of valid concerns to take into consideration; like lag issues, but the company is obviously going to be keeping an eye on the issue and finding ways to resolve it.
Here’s hoping it turns out as well as its ambition.
Well, the title of this game certainly isnt intriguing, honestly to me, but from what I’ve read….this game might be a hit! I’m anticipating it!
and Thedee51 or whatever…what these guys are saying, is that Sony has nothing, really, to do with the MGO ß, with it being (MGO) published by Konami – NOT Sony. Sony is a first-party company (in this situation) and Konami is third-party. So, Sony cannot be to blame for the MGO ß’s expansion, or whatever you’re talking about.
(cont.)….Sony can only (well for the most part) be to blame for hardware issues and issues with first-party material – from SONY. Its illogical and wrong, and probably illegal to blame one company for problems with another…so the moral is…:dont blame a first-party company for problems with a third-party company.
This is going to be a great game. I can’t wait to play it. As long as people get used to the fact that in order to win some games you have to play as a team. It’s fun to be in a team and cooperate with friends for a common goal. And also that dude saying how bad sony is, what ever. A) He doesn’t own a PS3 like he said, and B) he is a fucking idiot. Sony talked about PS2s for so long because they sold so many and that feat is amazing for a system that came out so long ago. The 360 (which I do have) is for people who are not into teamwork and cooperation, its for people who want to pick up a controller and tea bag people in Halo 3. The PS3 is a better system, if it came out before the Xbox 360 it would probably have put Microsoft out of business. You can see the 360’s rushed errors by how many of them break and how many problems there are with them. It’s fucking crazy. Sony is a powerhouse, they are coming in hot now and the PS3 is just starting to pick up speed. Look at Killzone 2, pretty soon there will be more PS3 exclusives then 360 titles.
mag looks like a good fps give them a break
i have played on the 360 and the online gamers for each game is only 18 but PS3 has 32-60 online games for most of the games cod4-5 have 18 on both but it needs to be more on ps3 like 32 that will be coooool
M.A.G looks awesome but is it actually 256 people on the screen or like 8 groups of 32 all distantly seperated? Me and my friends are gonna get it. If you have a reply to my question I probably won’t check this site again so please email the answer to mitchelk@hiptop.com.au
Thanks.
(By the way, I’m 14 in November)
It is quite difficult for to download ps3 games, I also care about how to burn cheap ps3 games.I am learning to play ps3 games now, its is so interesting.